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How might the UK support shipping in the Strait of Hormuz?


Keir Starmer has confirmed the UK is working with its allies on a “viable plan” to restore freedom of navigation to the Strait of Hormuz. It comes after Donald Trump asked countries, including Britain, to send ships to to the area to keep the Strait “open and safe”. Ben Chu from BBC Verify has been looking at what role the Royal Navy could play in any such operation, and the risks involved.

Produced by Jemimah Herd. Motion Graphics by Mesut Ersoz. Verification by Thomas Spencer and Joshua Cheetham.

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